Install, setup and configure

Building a Web Server Using Open Source Apps. on Windows Machine

Posted on October 2007 in Windows Friends

Very rare and interesting on how to build a Web Server guides using open source applications for Windows machines. The tasks include step-by-steps on building the source (source build) and step-by-step of the binary installation. The compiler used for the source build is Visual C++ 6.0 with related SP. The source building include the following items:

• Perl 5.8.8
• Apache 2.2/2.0 with mod_ssl,mod_security 2.2.3, mod_deflate 2.0.59
• OpenSSL 0.9.8d Perl
• MySQL 4.1.20
• mod_perl 2.0.2
• Apache::ASP 2.57
• mod_jk 1.2.18

Binary installations steps include the following items:

• Tomcat 5.5 with mod_jk 5.5.17
• MySQL 4.1.20
• PHP 4.4.2
• PHP 5.1.4
• Analog 6.0
• phpMyAdmin 2.11.1
• phpBB 2.0.20
• WordPress 2.0.4

Please take note that the versions should be updated from time to time.

Adding YUM Repository to CentOS, RedHat Linux and Web Site Performance

Posted on October 2007 in Linux Friends

1. How to add a new yum repository to install software under CentOS/Redhat Linux.
2. How to setup yum repositories to update or install package from ISO CDROM Image.
3. 14 rules to optimize your web site for performance by Yahoo developer.

Setup PHP5 and ‘Friends’ on Windows XP Machine

Posted on October 2007 in Windows Friends

Setting up a PHP development environment on Windows XP with Apache, PHP 5, MySQL 5, SQLite, Eclipse, Subversion, PHPMyAdmin, and Datapod. This is a very good step-by-step guide, details steps with screen snap shots include the following items:

• Install Apache 2.0.59
• Install 7-Zip
• Install PHP
• Install MySQL
• Install phpMyAdmin
• Install Java
• Install Eclipse
• Install PHPEclipse
• Install Subversion
• Install TortoiseSVN
• Install Tortoise Plug-in
• Install Datapod
• Setup Repository
• Setup Eclipse Project and Test SVN
• Create a web site with Datapod…

Step-by-step on Installing PHP5 and Configuring the Environment

Posted on October 2007 in Windows Friends

The following link provide a very nice step-by-step guide on installing PHP 5 and configure the related environments on Windows. The tasks include the following steps with screen snap shots:

• Download Apache
• Make sure IIS is disabled
• Install Apache
• Download PHP5
• Install PHP5
• Configure PHP5 to Work with Apache
• Test PHP5
• Test SQLite
• Download SQLiteManager
• Set up SQLiteManager
• Password protect SQLiteManager
• Download MySQL 4.1
• Install MySQL 4.1
• Create a Database Table using MySQL 4.1 Client
• Set up PHP to work with MySQL 4.1
• Test PHP5/MySQL in browser
• Add XSLT
• Test XSLT
• Set up OOP example
• Analyze the OOP example
• A Philosophy of Website Design
• Download the MaxDB database
• Install MaxDB
• Set up a new MaxDB database
• Setup PHP 5 to work with MaxDB
• Create a MaxDB web user account
• Create a MaxDB database table
• Create a PHP page which reads and writes to the MaxDB database
• More…